Career orientation
highbusiness, nursing, social sciences, communication, sciences, arts, and humanities create visible professional pathways.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
Ramapo College of New Jersey
Ramapo College is a small public liberal-arts college with strengths in business, nursing, social sciences, communication, sciences, arts, and humanities. A wooded campus near the Ramapo Mountains combines a close residential scale with New York metropolitan access.
- Cahill Career Development Center
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Mahwah, New Jersey · Suburban setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 4,898
- Aggregate admission rate
- 70.6%
- Average net price
- $18,173
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highInternships, research, clinical work, study abroad, and community projects extend a liberal-arts education into practice.
Community closeness
moderateThe campus setting supports recurring contact and a recognizable community.
School spirit
moderateCampus traditions and student organizations provide shared entry points.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider Ramapo College of New Jersey if…
- You want a small public college.
- You want liberal arts with professional options.
- You want close undergraduate teaching.
- You want New York-region access.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want a large university.
- You do not want a downtown campus.
- You do not want major research laboratories.
- You do not want a strongly urban daily experience.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
Cahill Career Development Center
Internships, research, clinical work, study abroad, and community projects extend a liberal-arts education into practice.
Source: Cahill Career Development Center
Academic choices and structure
Programs in business, nursing, social sciences, communication, sciences, arts, and humanities sit within a small public liberal-arts college, with the campus setting influencing access, community, and daily life.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Mahwah, New Jersey gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: Cahill Career Development Center
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
Ramapo College documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: Cahill Career Development Center
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 4,898 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 70.6%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $18,173. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:2
Per 1,000 enrolled:0.3
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating Ramapo College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Ramapo College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating Ramapo College across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- Cahill Career Development Center - Ramapo College of New Jersey (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - Ramapo College of New Jersey (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Ramapo College of New Jersey institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets Ramapo College’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION